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Iowa Colony JH

Brazoria County · Region 04: Houston · 738 students

Current score
85/1002025-26
Change
+7 ptssince 2024-25
Score vs similar economic context
+3.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 1,814 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
662 of 1,814tied with 63 others
B85

At a glance

The available rating history is moving up. The current score is above the 81.3 average for 1,814 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 7 points

78 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 85 is 3.7 points above the 81.3 average among 1,814 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 17 points

74 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 91 is 12.5 points above the 78.5 average among 1,724 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
63%vs 56.3% avg · +6.7 pts
Masters
35%vs 23.5% avg · +11.5 pts

Among 1,744 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Iowa Colony JH is rated B by TEA, scoring 85 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 1,814 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 7 points since 2024-25.

Ranks 662nd of 1,814 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 63 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 2 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

2 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageIowa Colony JH 7885 2024-252025-26

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8581.3 1,814 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7881.4 1,789 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement81 B+0.4 vs similar economic context · 1,746 reporting
  • School Progress83 B+1.7 vs similar economic context · 1,739 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps91 A+12.5 vs similar economic context · 1,724 reporting
  • Academic Growth83 B+8.0 vs similar economic context · 1,697 reporting
  • Relative Performance83 B+3.7 vs similar economic context · 1,739 reporting
  • Iowa Colony JH
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,814 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement81B9
School Progress83B7
Closing the Gaps91A—
Academic Growth83B7
Relative Performance83B7

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 7 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (83), so Student Achievement (81) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 83.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level76%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting
  • Meets grade level52%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting
  • Masters grade level23%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level84%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,744 reporting
  • Meets grade level63%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,744 reporting
  • Masters grade level35%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,744 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,735 reporting
  • Meets grade level50%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,735 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,735 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,605 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,605 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,605 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level55%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 912 reporting
  • Meets grade level25%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 912 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 912 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,814 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
738
Economically disadvantaged
54.5%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
10.0%−4.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.9%−1.9 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.6%+1.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
10.0%−5.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Iowa Colony JH

African American: 41.3%Hispanic: 36.3%White: 11.7%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 6.4%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 3.8%
  • African American 41.3%
  • Hispanic 36.3%
  • White 11.7%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 6.4%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 3.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,814 reporting for every category shown · 1,814 in full cohort

African American: 9.9%Hispanic: 43.9%White: 39%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.7%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.1%
  • African American 9.9%
  • Hispanic 43.9%
  • White 39%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
738
Economically disadvantaged students
402
Emergent bilingual students
74
Special education students
125

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
82
Students in TEA mobility denominator
750
TEA-published mobility rate
10.9%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 738 students in 2025–26, an increase of 39 (5.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
738

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+39

Increase · +5.6%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
738
Selected comparison
636.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,775 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Iowa Colony JH
School yearStudents enrolledIowa Colony JHChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2024–25 699 First available year 642
2025–26 738 Increase of 39 (5.6%) 636.6

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
175

23.7% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
442

59.97 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
737

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
23.7%
Selected comparison
12.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,400 rated schools reporting

+11.2 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
59.97
Selected comparison
28.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,507 rated schools reporting

+31.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Iowa Colony JH
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2024–25 737 175 23.7% 442 59.97 12.5% 28.1
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Iowa Colony JH in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 175 23.7% 442 59.97 12.5% 28.1
In-school suspensions 172 23.3% 355 48.17 11.2% 21.8
Out-of-school suspensions 52 7.1% 76 10.31 6.3% 9
DAEP placements Suppressed — 10 1.36 — 5.5
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$9k$15k$20k2025
  • Iowa Colony JH
  • Parent district: Alvin ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,464
Selected comparison
$12,174

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,786 rated schools reporting

−$1,710 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,464 per student for this campus, $15,428 per student for its parent district, Alvin ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

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Spending per student by year
YearIowa Colony JHParent district: Alvin ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2025$10,464$15,428$18,972$12,174 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,786 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$70,010+$3,431 vs similar economic context
Teachers
50+8.0 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.8−4.6 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Iowa Colony JH

Beginning: 10%1 to 5 years: 37.5%6 to 10 years: 25.1%11 to 20 years: 23.4%21 to 30 years: 4%
  • Beginning 10%
  • 1 to 5 years 37.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 25.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 23.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,814 reporting for every category shown · 1,814 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 24.9%6 to 10 years: 19.2%11 to 20 years: 28.9%21 to 30 years: 16.4%Over 30 years: 4.4%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.4%
  • Over 30 years 4.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Iowa Colony JH in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classIowa Colony JH · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 621.317.6
Secondary English18.714.9
Secondary languages other than English2017.4
Secondary math18.915.8
Secondary science18.417.3
Secondary social studies17.717.3

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 020901050.